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Owner’s Manual DIGITAL MULTITRACK RECORDER 00 00 00 00 YAMAHA D24 OVER READY 0 2 6 10 12 14 20 18 30 20 42 26 60 –dB OVER ABS H LOCK TIME DISPLA Y CAPTURE ABS/REL REMAIN VAR I SPEED UTILITY SETUP .
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Laser Diode Properties * Material : AlGaInP * Wavelength : 675 – 695 nm * Emission Duration : Continuous * Laser Output Power : Less than 44.6 µ W Laser output is measured at a distance of 20 cm from the object lens on the optical pick-up head. (Note) • These labels are located on the interior.
i D24—Owner’s Manual Important Information Read the Following Before Operating the D24 W arnings • Do not subject the D24 to extreme t emperatures, humidit y , dir ect sunlight, or dust, which could be a pot ential fire or electrical shock hazard.
ii D24—Owner’s Manual MO Disks • U se only MO disks of the ty pe specified in this manual. • Stor e MO disks in a place free fr om extreme te mperatures, humidity , dust, and dir t. • Do not slide open the MO disk shutter , and never t ouch the actual disk.
Contents iii D24—Owner’s Manual Contents 1 Welcome to the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Welcome to the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About this Manual . . . . . . . .
iv Contents D24—Owner’s Manual Soloing Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Selecting the Solo Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Using Absolute & Relative Zero .
Contents v D24—Owner’s Manual Deleting Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Erasing Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi Contents D24—Owner’s Manual 15 Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Setting the Peak Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Setting the Fade In/Out Time . . . . . . .
Welcome to the D24 1 D24—Owner’s Manual W elcome to the D24 1 In this chapter ... W elcome to the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 About this M anual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Chapter 1—Welcome to the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual W elcome to the D24 Thank you for c hoosing the Y amaha D24 Digital M ultitrack Recor der . The D24 uses standard 3.5-inch r emovable MO (M agneto Optical) disks for digital audio reco rding and pla yback.
About this Manual 3 D24—Owner’s Manual T ape recor der-lik e transpor t c ontrols, and the Large vacuum fluorescent display , with large, easy to read c ounter , make operation a breeze. Visual level monitoring is pr ovided by eight 16-segment tr ack lev el meters.
4 Chapter 1—Welcome to the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual D24 Features Recording Media • Standard 3.5-inch MO (M ag neto Optical) disks. • Con venient r emovable media for quick ac cess to r ecord ed material and sound librar ies. • N o backup downtime, loading, or winding.
D24 Features 5 D24—Owner’s Manual Flexible I/O • Optional mini Y GD AI ( Y amaha General Digital A udio Interfac e) cards offer a variety of analog and digital I/O configurations, w ith support for all the popular digital audio interc onnect formats: AES/EBU , AD A T , and T ascam TDIF -1.
6 Chapter 1—Welcome to the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual Choosing MO Disks The D24’ s internal MO disk drive uses r emovable 3.5-inch MO (M agneto Optical) disks for reco rding and pla yback.
Choosing MO Disks 7 D24—Owner’s Manual The following table lists the appro ximate recor ding times available using 640 MB MO disks at a variet y of recor ding resolutions and sampling rates. Higher recor ding resolutions and sampling rates offer higher quality , but pr oduce mor e data, which reduc es the total a vailable recor ding time.
Touring the D24 9 D24—Owner’s Manual T ouring the D24 2 In this chapter ... Fr ont P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 Chapter 2—Touring the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual Front Panel The D24 front panel is explained in the follo w ing sections. Display A Level meters These 16-segment tr ack met ers, with P eak Hold function, show playback and input sig- nal levels from –60 dB t o 0 dB.
Display 11 D24—Owner’s Manual C Counter The main counter sho ws the cur r ent position in hours, minutes, seconds, and fr ames, (00:00:00.00), and can display the absolut e (ABS) time or relativ e (REL) time. See “U sing Absolut e & Relati ve Zer o ” on page 49 for more information.
12 Chapter 2 — Touring the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual Transport Controls The “T ranspor t Operation T able” on page 27 and the “Indicat or Status T ables” on page 28 list ho w the transpor t butt ons and indicators function in each transport mode.
Transport Controls 13 D24—Owner’s Manual F MO disk drive slot MO disks are loaded into the int ernal MO drive through this slot. See “Inser ting & Ejecting Disks” on page 25 for more information. G Manual eject hole This hole is used when disks cannot be ejected in the normal way .
14 Chapter 2 — Touring the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual O STOP button This button is used to st op playback, recording, rehearsal, rewind, and fast forward, and to cancel the R ehearse Standby mode. The ST OP button indicator lights up when the D24 is stopped.
Jog/Data & Shuttle/Cursor Controls 15 D24—Owner’s Manual Jog/Data & Shuttle/Cursor Controls A JOG ON button & indicator This button is used to turn on the N udge and Shuttle functions. The JOG ON indicator lights up when these functions are on.
16 Chapter 2 — Touring the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual Function Buttons A EDIT button & indicator This button is used to ac cess the edit functions. The EDIT indicator lights up when this button is pressed. The D24 must be stopped to use the edit functions.
Peak, Monitor, Format & Chase Buttons 17 D24—Owner’s Manual Peak, Monitor , Format & Chase Buttons A PEAK HOLD button & indicator This button is used to turn the P eak Hold function on and off. The P eak Hold indicat or lights up when the P eak Hold function is on.
18 Chapter 2 — Touring the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual Keypad A Keypad buttons The keypad is used w ith various functions to ent er time values, parameter values, project numbers, locate memor y n umbers, and so on. The [0/-] is used to enter the n umber “0” and to mak e values plus or minus.
Track Buttons 19 D24—Owner’s Manual T rack Buttons A RECORD READY buttons 1–8 These buttons are used t o select tracks for recor ding. W hen a track is selected for reco rding, the corresponding READ Y indicator flashes. During rec ording or r ehearsal, the corresponding indicat or lights up continuously .
20 Chapter 2 — Touring the D24 D24—Owner’s Manual Rear Panel A VIDEO OUTPUT connector This BNC connect or transmits the v ideo sync signal rec eived at the VIDEO INPUT when the VIDEO 75 Ω ON/OFF switch is set to OFF . See “U sing V ideo Sync” on page 149 for more information.
Rear Panel 21 D24—Owner’s Manual H SCSI port This 50-pin, half-pitch SCSI c onnector is used t o connect ext ernal SCSI disk drives and remo vable media drives for additional rec ording spac e. The SCSI interface supports N arrow SCSI-2 (F AST-20).
The Basics 23 D24—Owner’s Manual The Basics 3 In this chapter ... Connecting the P ow er Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 T urning On & Off the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24 Chapter 3 — The Basics D24—Owner’s Manual Connecting the Power Cord Connect the sock et-end of the supplied po wer cor d to the A C IN socket on the r ear panel of the D24, and the plug-end to a suitable A C wall outlet, one that conforms to the po wer supply r equire- ments stated on the D24 rear panel.
Inserting & Ejecting Disks 25 D24—Owner’s Manual Inserting & Ejecting Disks This section explains how t o insert and e ject MO disks. 1 Insert the MO disk into the disk drive with the shutter facing forward and the labeled side facing up, as shown below .
26 Chapter 3 — The Basics D24—Owner’s Manual Formatting MO Disks N ew MO disks and MO disks that hav e been used to stor e other kinds of data must be formatted before they can be used in the D24. The formatting process pr epares a disk for storing D24 data.
Transport Operation Table 27 D24—Owner’s Manual Transport Operation T able The following table shows the function of each control in each transport mode.
28 Chapter 3 — The Basics D24—Owner’s Manual Indicator Status T ables The following tables show the status and meaning of the front-panel indicators. Transport Indicators ● On z Flashing - Off Other Indicators ● On - Off Other front-panel indicat ors ty pically indicate whether a function is on or off.
Recording 29 D24—Owner’s Manual Recording 4 In this chapter ... About P rojects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Pr eparing to R ecord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual About Projects D24 rec ordings are organized as pr ojects, with a ty pical project c onsisting of man y sound files and a settings file. U p to 99 projects can be r ecor ded on a single MO or exter - nal disk drive.
Preparing to Record 31 D24—Owner’s Manual Pr ojects rec orded using an ext ernal word clock source can also be pla yed, edited, or reco rded using an internal wo rdclock sourc e, and vice versa. A project originally reco rded with an external wor dclock sourc e running at 44.
32 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Recording Resolution The reco rding resolution can be set t o one of thr ee bit rates: 16, 20, or 24. Once some- thing has been rec orded in a pr oject, the recor ding resolution cannot be changed, so it’ s important that you set the correct r esolution when creating a new pr oject.
Recording 33 D24—Owner’s Manual Recording Before r ecording a new pr oject, you m ust first set the wordclock sour ce, timecode sourc e, timec ode frame rate, and recor ding resolution. See “Preparing to R e c ord” on page 31 for more information.
34 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual If the [PLA Y] button is pressed while rec ording, the D24 punches out of recording and continues with normal playback, in which case the REC button indicator goes out, the READ Y indicators flash, and the LAST REC OUT point is set.
Conserving Disk Space 35 D24—Owner’s Manual Conserving Disk Space Like all digital audio rec orders, the D24 uses up disk space regardless of what’ s being rec orded, so record ed silence uses as much disk spac e as rec orded music.
36 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Rehearsing In R ehearsal mode, rec ording can be practiced, w ith auto matic playback and input monitor switching at the punch in and out points, w ithout actually r ecor ding anything to disk. The following illustration shows the proc edure for rehearsal.
Extending the Top of a Project 37 D24—Owner’s Manual Extending the T op of a Project Since it ’ s not possible to rec ord befor e the absolute 00:00:00.
38 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Checking the T ime Remaining The R emain function displays ho w much time is a vailable for additional recor ding. 1 Press the [REMAIN] button. The amount of time left for additional r ecording is displa yed on the 2nd line of the dis- play , as sho wn below .
Metering 39 D24—Owner’s Manual Metering Playback and input signal levels ar e display ed on the eight 16-seg ment track meters, with P eak Hold, and Normal and Fine metering modes. The 0 dB indicators light up when audio samples reac h the maximum digital level.
40 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Using Normal & Fine Metering T r ack met ers function in one of tw o modes: N ormal or Fine. In N or mal mode, the meter range is from –60 dB t o 0 dB. In Fine mode, it ’ s from –26 dB t o 0 dB.
Using Peak Hold 41 D24—Owner’s Manual Using Peak Hold By k eeping the highest lit seg ment of each meter illuminated, the P eak Hold function pro vides a conv enient way t o check for signal peaks. P eak Hold can be set so that the highest lit segment of each meter r emains lit for 800 ms (MOMENT AR Y) or continuosuly (PERMANENT).
42 Chapter 4 — Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Monitoring In a ty pical D24 m ultitrack recording syst em, monitoring is performed at the mixing console via the tape returns, which ar e connected t o the D24’ s track outputs v ia mini Y GD AI cards (“ About mini Y GD AI Cards” on page 182).
Monitoring 43 D24—Owner’s Manual In the follo wing illust ration, the [ALL INPUT] button, whic h has prior ity ov er all other settings, is turned on and the tr ack outputs output the track input signals regardless of the transpor t mode and [RECORD READ Y] button.
General Operation 45 D24—Owner’s Manual General Operation 5 In this chapter ... U sing Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 U sing Fast Forward & R ew ind . . . . . .
46 Chapter 5 — General Operation D24—Owner’s Manual Using Playback The Playback function is used t o play back r ecord ed material. 1 While the D24 is stopped, press the [PLA Y] button. Playback starts and the PLA Y button indicator lights up. 2 Press the [STOP] button to stop playback.
A – B Repeat Playback 47 D24—Owner’s Manual A – B Repeat Playback A–B R epeat playback can be used to r epeatedly pla y a specific part of a project, w ith playback cy cling between the specified A and B points, as shown below .
48 Chapter 5 — General Operation D24—Owner’s Manual Soloing T racks T racks can be monitored individually using the Solo function. 1 T o solo a track, press its [SOLO/SELECT] button. The signal from the soloed track is fed to the outputs selected using the Solo Out func- tion, and the corresponding SOL O/SELECT indicator lights up.
Using Absolute & Relative Zero 49 D24—Owner’s Manual Using Absolute & Relative Zero The zer o point can be the absolute zer o position of a pr oject, or a specified point relativ e to it. In A bsolute mode (ABS), 00:00:00.00 is t ypically the top of the pr oject.
50 Chapter 5 — General Operation D24—Owner’s Manual Using Roll-back The Roll Back function r olls back from the current position in st eps of between 1 and 30 seconds, the default being 5 seconds. 1 Press the [ROLL BACK] button to roll back by the speci fi ed amount.
Using Virtual Tracks 51 D24—Owner’s Manual Using V irtual T racks Each main track has access t o eight v irtual tracks, making 64 tracks in all. V irtual t racks are assigned to their r espective main track using the Virtual T r ack function. Main and vir tual track combinations ar e identified using the notation 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, etc.
52 Chapter 5 — General Operation D24—Owner’s Manual Shuttling The Shuttle function can be used to shuttle forwards or backwar ds at various speeds while listening to the r ecor ded material. 1 Press the [JOG ON] button. The JOG ON and [STOP] butt on indicators light up .
Nudging the Current Position 53 D24—Owner’s Manual Nudging the Current Position The N udge function can be used to nudge the current position backwar ds or forwards in sub-frame steps while auditioning a small section of the r ecor ded material after the current position.
54 Chapter 5 — General Operation D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Nudge T ime The length of the section t o be auditioned is set using the N udge Time function. 1 Press the [UTILITY] button. The UTILITY indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ NUDGE TIME, ” and then press the [ENTER] button.
Using Varispeed 55 D24—Owner’s Manual Using V arispeed The V arispeed function can be used to adjust the playback, rec ording, and rehearsal speed in 0.05% steps from –6.00% t o +6.00% (appro ximately ±100 cents, or ±1 semi- tone). Increasing the speed has the effect of raising the pit ch, while decreasing it lo wers the pitch.
Quick Locate 57 D24—Owner’s Manual Quick Locate 6 In this chapter ... Searching for P rojects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Pr oject Searc h Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58 Chapter 6 — Quick Locate D24—Owner’s Manual Sear ching for Projects Pr ojects can be selected using the PR OJECT SEAR CH buttons. 1 Press the [ ] PROJECT SEARCH button to locate the top of the current project. Press the button again to locate the top of the previous project.
Selecting Projects Directly 59 D24—Owner’s Manual Selecting Projects Directly A project can be select ed directly by ent ering its number using the keypad or JOG/D A T A dial. 1 Press the [PROJECT SELECT] button. The PR OJECT SELECT indicator lights up.
60 Chapter 6 — Quick Locate D24—Owner’s Manual Returning to Zero The R eturn to Zero function can be used t o locate the zer o position. In Absolut e (ABS) mode, Return to Z ero locat es the absolute zer o position. In R elative (REL) mode, it locates the relati ve ze ro position.
Using the A & B Points 61 D24—Owner’s Manual Using the A & B Points The A and B points can be used for quick locat e or A–B R epeat playback.
62 Chapter 6 — Quick Locate D24—Owner’s Manual Locating the LAST REC IN & OUT Points The LAST REC IN and OUT points are typically used to mark the punch-in and punch-out points for rec ording and r ehearsal, but can also be used as general locate points.
Locating Positions Directly 63 D24—Owner’s Manual Locating Positions Directly P ositions can be located directly by ent ering time values. 1 Use the keypad to enter the position that you want to locate, starting with hours, minutes, and seconds. T o enter the position 3 minut es and 27 seconds (00:03:27), for example, press [3], [2], and [7].
64 Chapter 6 — Quick Locate D24—Owner’s Manual Storing Locate Points U p to 99 locate points can be st ored with each project using the Locate M emor y Stor e function. Locate points can be stor ed while the D24 is stopped or during rewind, fast forward, playback, recording, or rehearsal.
Storing Locate Points Automatically 65 D24—Owner’s Manual Storing Locate Points Automatically Locate points can easily be stor ed on-the-fly by using the A uto Me mor y Stor e function, which automatically selects the ne xt locate memory as each locate point is stored.
66 Chapter 6 — Quick Locate D24—Owner’s Manual Recalling Locate Points Stored locat e points can be recalled using the Locate M emor y R ecall function.
Punch In/Out Recording 67 D24—Owner’s Manual Punch In/Out Recording 7 In this chapter ... About P unch In/Out Rec ording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Man ual Punch I n/Out R ehearsal . . . . . . . . .
68 Chapter 7 — Punch In/Out Recording D24—Owner’s Manual About Punch In/Out Recording The D24 pro vides both manual and automated punch in/out r ecording, both of which can be rehearsed befor e actually recor ding an y thing t o disk.
Manual Punch In/Out Rehearsal 69 D24—Owner’s Manual Manual Punch In/Out Rehearsal The R ehearse function allows y ou to practice manual punch in/out r ecor ding without actually rec ording an ything to disk.
70 Chapter 7 — Punch In/Out Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Manual Punch In/Out Recording This section explains how t o perform manual punch in/out rec ording for r eal. W ith the A uto Input monitoring function turned on, playback and input monitor switching is performed automatically at the LAST REC IN and OUT points.
Setting the LAST REC IN & OUT Points 71 D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the LAST REC IN & OUT Points The LAST REC IN and OUT points are set auto matically when you manually punc h in and out of r ecording or r ehearsal.
72 Chapter 7 — Punch In/Out Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Auto Punch In/Out Rehearsal The R ehearse function allows y ou to practice auto punc h-in/out reco rding without actually rec ording an ything to disk.
Auto Punch In/Out Recording 73 D24—Owner’s Manual Auto Punch In/Out Recording This section explains how t o perform auto punch in/out rec ording for r eal. W ith the A uto Input monitoring function turned on, playback and input monitor switching is performed automatically at the LAST REC IN and OUT points.
74 Chapter 7 — Punch In/Out Recording D24—Owner’s Manual 7 Use the Audition T ake function to listen to the take that you ’ ve just recorded (see bellow), record additional takes by repeating step 4 (or simply pressing the [ENTER] button), or leave the Auto Punch In/Out function by pressing the [AUTO PUNCH] button.
Auto Punch In/Out Recording 75 D24—Owner’s Manual 9 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the take that you want to audition, and then press the [ENTER] button. The D24 plays the select ed take along with the seven other main tracks from the P re-r oll point through to the P ost-roll point.
76 Chapter 7 — Punch In/Out Recording D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Pre-roll T ime The pre-r oll time can be set from 1 to 30 sec onds, the default being 5 seconds. 1 Press the [UTILITY] button. The UTILITY indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ PRE ROLL, ” and then press the [ENTER] but- ton.
Editing Projects 77 D24—Owner’s Manual Editing Projects 8 In this chapter ... Copying P rojects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Erasing Pr ojects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78 Chapter 8 — Editing Projects D24—Owner’s Manual Copying Projects The Pr oject Copy function is used t o cop y projects. 1 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ PROJECT EDIT , ” and then press the [ENTER] button.
Erasing Projects 79 D24—Owner’s Manual Erasing Projects The Pr oject Erase function is used to erase the contents of a project. The project n um- ber is kept. 1 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ PROJECT EDIT , ” and then press the [ENTER] button.
80 Chapter 8 — Editing Projects D24—Owner’s Manual Deleting Projects The Pr oject Delete function is used to delet e a project. 1 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ PROJECT EDIT , ” and then press the [ENTER] button.
Titling Projects 81 D24—Owner’s Manual Titling Projects Pr ojects can be titled for easy identification, and titles can be up to 12 characters long. W hen a titled project is selected, the first nine characters of its title appear on the dis- play .
82 Chapter 8 — Editing Projects D24—Owner’s Manual Protecting Projects The Pr oject Pr otect function can be used to pr otect projects against accidental editing. W hen a project is pr otected, it cannot be edited using the Pr oject, T r ack, or Part edit functions, although it can still be copied.
Modifying a Project ’ s Start Time 83 D24—Owner’s Manual Modifying a Project ’ s Start T ime The T C M odify function is used to modify a project ’ s start time, which is initially set when a project is first r ecord ed. See “Rec ording ” on page 33 for more information.
Editing Tracks 85 D24—Owner’s Manual Editing T racks 9 In this chapter ... Copying T racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 M oving T racks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86 Chapter 9 — Editing Tracks D24—Owner’s Manual Copying T racks The T rack Copy function is used to co py tracks. Existing mat erial on the destination track is overwr itt en by the Cop y function. The source track is unaffected. 1 Press the [EDIT] button.
Copying Tracks 87 D24—Owner’s Manual 9 Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. The following five examples sho w how tracks can be copied using a variet y of FROM and T O combinations.
88 Chapter 9 — Editing Tracks D24—Owner’s Manual Moving T racks The T rack Mov e function is used to mov e t racks. Existing material on the destination track is overwr itt en by the M ov e function. The source track is left empty . 1 Press the [EDIT] button.
Moving Tracks 89 D24—Owner’s Manual 9 Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. The following five examples sho w how tracks can be moved using a variety of FROM and T O combinations.
90 Chapter 9 — Editing Tracks D24—Owner’s Manual Erasing T racks The T r ack Erase function is used to erase the c ontents of a t rack. 1 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ TRACK EDIT , ” and then press the [ENTER] button.
Swapping Tracks 91 D24—Owner’s Manual Swapping T racks The T rack Swap function is used to swap tracks. The material on the source track is swapped with that on the destination tr ack. 1 Press the [EDIT] button. The EDIT indicator lights up. 2 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select “ TRACK EDIT , ” and then press the [ENTER] button.
92 Chapter 9 — Editing Tracks D24—Owner’s Manual 9 Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. The following five examples sho w how tracks can be swapped using a var iety of FR OM and T O combinations.
Slipping Tracks 93 D24—Owner’s Manual Slipping T racks The T rack Slip function is used to modify a tr ack ’ s start time. The following points, which can be adjusted in sub-frame steps, can be selected when specifying a new star t time: LAST REC IN, LAST REC OUT , A, B , or a locate memor y from 1 thr ough 99.
94 Chapter 9 — Editing Tracks D24—Owner’s Manual 10 Press the [EDIT] button to leave edit. The EDIT indicator goes out. In the follo wing example, track 2 is slipped to a new start time. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T rack Slip TR: 2 Project start time 00:00:00.
Editing Parts 95 D24—Owner’s Manual Editing Parts 10 In this chapter ... Copying P ar ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 M oving P arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
96 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Copying Parts The P art Copy function is used to c opy part of a track. Existing material on the desti- nation track is overwr itt en by the Cop y function.
Copying Parts 97 D24—Owner’s Manual 12 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the destination track. W hen FROM is an indi vidual tr ack, TO can be a main track or one of the sour ce ’ s v ir - tual tracks. W hen FR OM is a pair of tracks, TO can be a pair of main tracks or a pair of the sourc e’ s vir tual tracks.
98 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual 19 Press the [ENTER] button to copy the selected part, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. The specified part is copied. W hen the copy operation is c omplete, “FINISHED” appears on the display and the UNDO/REDO indicator lights up, indicating that it can be undone.
Moving Parts 99 D24—Owner’s Manual Moving Parts The P art Mo ve function is used to mo ve part of a track. Existing material on the desti- nation track is overwr itt en by the M ov e function.
100 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual 12 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the destination track. W hen FROM is an indi vidual tr ack, TO can be a main track or one of the sour ce ’ s v ir - tual tracks. W hen FR OM is a pair of tracks, TO can be a pair of main tracks or a pair of the sourc e’ s vir tual tracks.
Moving Parts 101 D24—Owner’s Manual 19 Press the [ENTER] button to move your selection, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. The specified part is moved. W hen the mov e operation is complete, “FINISHED” appears on the display and the UNDO/REDO indicator lights up, indicating that it can be undone.
102 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Deleting Parts The P art Delete function is used to delete part of a track. Subsequent material on the track is moved forward.
Deleting Parts 103 D24—Owner’s Manual 12 Press the [ENTER] button to delete the speci fi ed part, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. The part is deleted and subsequent material is moved forward. W hen the delete operation is complete, “FINISHED” appears on the displa y and the UNDO/REDO indicator lights up, indicating that it can be undone.
104 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Erasing Parts The P art Erase function is used to erase par t of a t rack. The er ased part is left empty . The following points, which can be adjusted in sub-frame steps, can be selected when specifying edit points: LAST REC IN, LAST REC OUT , A, B , or a locat e memor y fr om 1 through 99.
Erasing Parts 105 D24—Owner’s Manual 12 Press the [ENTER] button to erase the speci fi ed part, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. The part is er ased. W hen the erase operation is complete, “FINISHED” appears on the display and the UNDO/REDO indicator lights up, indicating that it can be undone.
106 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Inserting Parts The P art Insert Space function is used to insert an empt y part into a track. Existing material on the track is moved backward.
Inserting Parts 107 D24—Owner’s Manual 12 Press the [ENTER] button to insert the speci fi ed part, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. An empty part is inser ted int o the specified track and existing material is moved back- ward.
108 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Insert Copying Parts The P art Insert Copy function is used to insert a copied part into a track.
Insert Copying Parts 109 D24—Owner’s Manual 12 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the destination track. W hen FROM is an indi vidual tr ack, TO can be a main track or one of the sour ce ’ s v ir - tual tracks. W hen FR OM is a pair of tracks, TO can be a pair of main tracks or a pair of the sourc e’ s vir tual tracks.
110 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual 19 Press the [ENTER] button to insert the copied part, or the [CANCEL] button to cancel. The specified part is copied and inserted into the destination track. Existing mat erial on the track is moved backward.
Time Compression 111 D24—Owner’s Manual Time Compression The Time C ompression function is used to str etch or squeeze r ecor ded material with- out affecting its pitch. For example, a 34-second section of mat erial could be squeezed to fit a 30-seco nd video scene.
112 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual T est Play Mode 7 Having selected “ TEST PLA Y , ” press the [ENTER] button. “TIME COMP—FROM TR nn ” appears on the display (“ nn ” being the source track containing the mat erial to be processed).
Time Compression 113 D24—Owner’s Manual The following illustration shows the proc edure for auditioning. Rec Mode 16 Having selected “ REC, ” press the [ENTER] button. “TIME COMP—FROM TR nn ” appears on the display (“ nn ” being the source track containing the mat erial to be processed).
114 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual 25 Use the JOG/DA T A dial to select the destination virtual track. W hen FROM is an indi vidual t rack, TO can be one of the source ’ s v irtual tracks. When FR OM is a pair of tracks, TO can be a pair of the source ’ s vir tual tracks.
Time Compression 115 D24—Owner’s Manual length of 30 sec onds, starting at the TO point. W hen a part is st r etched or squeezed, any st ored locate points will be out of sync with the rec orded mate rial. ST point 00:01:00.00 From TR: 2 ED point 00:01:34.
116 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Pitch Change The Pitch Change function is used t o raise or lower the pitc h of r ecord ed material w ith- out affecting its length. For e xample, a 15-second section of material could be pitched by +100 ce nts and the length would remain the same.
Pitch Change 117 D24—Owner’s Manual 9 Press the [ENTER] button. “PIT CH CHANGE—ST MARK IN” appears on the display (“ST” being the star t point of the part to be pitc hed).
118 Chapter 10 — Editing Parts D24—Owner’s Manual Rec Mode 16 Having selected “ REC, ” press the [ENTER] button. “PIT CH CHANGE—FROM TR nn ” appears on the display (“ nn ” being the source track containing the material to be pitc hed).
Pitch Change 119 D24—Owner’s Manual 26 Press the [ENTER] button. “PIT CH CHANGE—TO MARK IN” appears on the displa y (“ T O” being the position on the vir tual track at which the pitc hed par t is t o be rec orded).
Wordclocks 121 D24—Owner’s Manual W ordclocks 11 In this chapter ... W ordclocks & the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 W ordclock Co nnections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
122 Chapter 11 — Wordclocks D24—Owner’s Manual Wordclocks & the D24 U nlike analog audio equipment, digital audio equipment must be synchronized when digital audio sig nals ar e transfer r ed from one device to another , other wise, the signal may not be r ead correctly and audible noise, g lit ches, or clicks may oc cur .
Wordclock Connections 123 D24—Owner’s Manual exactly half that of the sampling rate, and eac h AES/EB U format dig ital I/O signal is split in two , requiring two transmission channels. See “Dual AES/EBU M ode” on page 123 for more information.
124 Chapter 11 — Wordclocks D24—Owner’s Manual Selecting a Wordclock Sour ce The wor dclock sourc e is selected using the W ordclock function. The source setting also determines the sampling rate, which is set when a new project is created.
Selecting a Wordclock Source 125 D24—Owner’s Manual W hen the sampling rate is 88.2 kHz, the 44.1K and 96K indi- cators both appear , as shown here. If an acceptable wor dclock signal is not found, the D24 will not operate and the L O CK and FS indicators do not appear .
126 Chapter 11 — Wordclocks D24—Owner’s Manual Wordclock System Examples The following system examples sho w several wor dclock configurations. Timecode con- nections are not sho wn. Basic Recording System In the follo wing two examples, a single D24 is used in conjunction with a dig ital mixing console and D A T deck.
Wordclock System Examples 127 D24—Owner’s Manual T wo D24s In this example, two D24s are used with a digital mixing console. D24-A is wor dclock master , and D24-B and the dig ital mixing c onsole are wor dclock sla ves.
128 Chapter 11 — Wordclocks D24—Owner’s Manual T wo D24s & T wo MDMs In the follo wing example, tw o D24s are used in co njunction with two MDM (Modular Digital M ultitrack) recorders and a digital mixing co nsole. D24-A is the wordclock master , and D24-B, the MDMs, and the digital mixing console are wor dclock slav es.
Wordclock System Examples 129 D24—Owner’s Manual Digital Audio T ransfer In the follo wing example, tracks from an MDM ar e transfer r ed digitally to the D24. The MDM is wor dclock master , and the D24 is wor dclock slav e. In the next example, two tracks from the D24 are transferred digitally to a D A T deck v ia coaxial S/PDIF .
130 Chapter 11 — Wordclocks D24—Owner’s Manual In the next example, tracks from two D24s are transferred to a personal comput er , run- ning audio editing software, v ia an AD A T I/O card. D24-A is wor dclock master , while D24-B and personal comput er are wor dclock slav es.
Terminating BNC Wordclock Distribution 131 D24—Owner’s Manual Terminating BNC W ordclock Distribution W hen a word clock signal is distr ibuted via BNC cables, it must be terminated c orrectly . T ermination is ty pically applied at the last device, although it depends on the dist ribu- tion method being used.
Timecode 133 D24—Owner’s Manual T imecode 12 In this chapter ... Timec ode & the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Timec ode Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
134 Chapter 12 — Timecode D24—Owner’s Manual Timecode & the D24 The D24 supports long itudinal timec ode (L TC) and the four c ommon SMPTE/EBU frame rates of 24, 25, 30D (drop-frame), and 30 fps. I t can generate its own timecode, or synchroniz e to an exte rnal timecode source via one the following inputs: TIME CODE IN or REMO TE IN.
Selecting a Timecode Source 135 D24—Owner’s Manual Selecting a Timecode Sour ce The timecode sour ce is selected using the T C Select function. Settings other than MAS- TER are used when the D24 is synchr onized to e xternal timecode. In addition to select- ing the sourc e, you must also set the frame rate.
136 Chapter 12 — Timecode D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the T imecode Frame Rate The timecode frame rate, which is stor ed with each project, can be set to one of four frame rates: 24, 25, 30D (drop-frame), or 30 fps.
Setting a Timecode Offset 137 D24—Owner’s Manual Setting a T imecode Offset A timecode offset r elative t o the external timec ode source can be set using the T C Offset function. Plus values retard the D24, minus ones advance it. W ith an offset of +00:05:00.
138 Chapter 12 — Timecode D24—Owner’s Manual Chasing External T imecode The Timec ode Chase function is used to synchr onize D24s in a multiple-unit system, or to synchr onize a single D24 to an external timec ode source. The D24 can chase SMPTE/EBU timecode r eceiv ed v ia the TIMECODE INPUT or MT C receiv ed via the MIDI IN.
Setting the Chase Speed 139 D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Chase Speed W hen the D24 is synchroniz ed to external timec ode in Chase mode, devices that ar e locked t o the D24’ s wordclock, such as digital mixers, may become unlock ed and pro- duces unpleasant noises.
140 Chapter 12 — Timecode D24—Owner’s Manual Timecode Hookup Examples The following system examples sho w several timecode c onfigurations. MTC with MIDI Sequencer In the follo wing example, the D24 is the timec ode master and the personal comput er running MIDI sequencing software is the timecode sla ve.
Timecode Hookup Examples 141 D24—Owner’s Manual SMPTE/EBU Chase In the follo wing example, a VTR is the timecode master and the D24 and digital mixing console ar e timecode slav es. The timecode sour ce on the D24 is set to TIMECODE IN (SMPTE/EBU).
Multiple D24s & Video Sync 143 D24—Owner’s Manual Multiple D24s & V ideo Sync 13 In this chapter ... M ultiple D24s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 Expanding the N umber of T r acks .
144 Chapter 13 — Multiple D24s & Video Sync D24—Owner’s Manual Multiple D24s Several D24s can be used to expand the n umber of tracks available for simultaneous rec ording and pla yback, or to exte nd the total contin uous reco rding time. The number of tracks can be expanded in multiples of eig ht b y combining up to eight D24s.
Expanding the Number of Tracks 145 D24—Owner’s Manual Expanding the Number of T racks The number of tracks a vailable for simultaneous recor ding and playback can be expanded in multiples of eig ht b y combining up to eight D24s.
146 Chapter 13 — Multiple D24s & Video Sync D24—Owner’s Manual Slave D24 Setup 1 Set the timecode source on each slave to REMOTE IN. See “Selecting a T imecode Sourc e” on page 135 for more information.
Extending the Recording Time 147 D24—Owner’s Manual Extending the Recording T ime The total c ontinuous rec ording time can be ext ended by using two D24s and the Serial P oint function.
148 Chapter 13 — Multiple D24s & Video Sync D24—Owner’s Manual The digital mixing console ’ s automix function is synchr onized to the timec ode coming from the master D24, and an automated cr ossfade between D24-A and D24-B (i.e., tape returns 1–8 and tape returns 9–16) is set to oc cur in the 30 second o verlap .
Setting the Serial Point 149 D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Serial Point The Serial P oint function determines the position at which the sla ve D24 starts rec ord- ing or playback, when two D24s are used to e xtend the c ontinuous rec ording time.
150 Chapter 13 — Multiple D24s & Video Sync D24—Owner’s Manual Terminating BNC V ideo Sync Distribution W hen a video sync sig nal is distributed via BNC cables, it m ust be terminated co rrectly . N ormally , termination is applied at the last device connected, althoug h it depends on the distribution method being used.
Connecting a Video Editor 151 D24—Owner’s Manual Connecting a V ideo Editor In a video editing environment, the D24 can be controlled b y connecting a video remot e controller or video editor , which supports 9-pin protocols, to the SERIAL I/O port.
SCSI & External Disk Drives 153 D24—Owner’s Manual SCSI & External Disk Drives 14 In this chapter ... SCSI & the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 U sing External Disk Dr i ves .
154 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual SCSI & the D24 A dditional recor ding space can be made a vailable by c onnecting optional, external SCSI hard disk driv es or removable media driv es to the D24’ s SCSI por t.
Certified Disk Drives 155 D24—Owner’s Manual Certi fi ed Disk Drives The following disk drives ha ve been performance t ested by Y amaha and are ce rt ified for use with the D24. Other disk driv es may w ork just as well, although performance can- not be guaranteed.
156 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Connecting Disk Drives The D24’ s SCSI port is a 50-pin, half-pitc h SCSI connect or , which acc epts 50-pin, half-pitch, pin-ty pe SCSI plugs. For r eliable operation, use only good-quality SCSI cables.
Terminating the SCSI Bus 157 D24—Owner’s Manual Terminating the SCSI Bus Both ends of the SCSI bus must be t erminated for correct operation. The D24 takes care of te rmination at its end, so all y ou hav e to do is make sure that t ermination is applied on the last device on the bus.
158 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Formatting External Disk Drives N ew disk drives and driv es that hav e been used to stor e other kinds of data must be for - matted before they can be used with the D24. The formatting process pr epares a disk for storing D24 data.
Formatting External Disk Drives 159 D24—Owner’s Manual Formatting Hard Disks for Computer Mounting This section explains how t o format an external hard disk driv e so that it can be mounted by a personal c omputer .
160 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Formatting External MO Disks This section explains how t o format MO disks in an external MO disk drive. The pro- cedure for formatting MO disks in the internal MO disk driv e is provided on page 26.
Selecting the Work Disk 161 D24—Owner’s Manual Selecting the W ork Disk The Drive Select function is used t o select the internal MO disk drive or an ext ernal disk drive as the w ork disk. 1 Press the [UTILITY] button. The UTILITY indicator lights up.
162 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Duplicating MO Disks MO disks can be duplicated using two D24s and the Duplicat e function. In addition to duplicating disks, this is a con venient way t o back up MO disks. The source and desti- nation MO disks must be of the same capacity: 230 MB, 540 MB, or 640 MB.
Duplicating MO Disks 163 D24—Owner’s Manual Duplication Procedure The sourc e and destination MO disks must be the same capacity , and the destination disk must be formatted beforehand. See “Formatting MO Disks” on page 26 for more information.
164 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Copying Projects Between Disk Drives Individual projects can be c opied between disk driv es using the Backup function. 1 T urn off the D24 and external disk drives. 2 Connect the external disk drive to the D24 using a SCSI cable.
Mounting D24 Disks on a Personal Computer 165 D24—Owner’s Manual Mounting D24 Disks on a Personal Computer The D24 uses the DOS F A T16 filing system to manage files on disk.
166 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Connecting the D24 to a Personal Computer The D24 can be connect ed to a personal comput er via SCSI. The personal c omputer can then mount the internal MO disk drive and an y connected ext ernal MO disk drives.
Connecting the D24 to a Personal Computer 167 D24—Owner’s Manual PC Hookup In the follo wing example, the D24 is c onnected t o a SCSI adapter installed in a PC co m- puter .
168 Chapter 14 — SCSI & External Disk Drives D24—Owner’s Manual Accessing the Internal MO Disk Drive W hen the D24 is connected t o a personal comput er , the PC Mode function is used t o temporarily disconnect the SCSI bus between the D24 and internal MO disk driv e while the drive is being ac cessed.
Other Functions 169 D24—Owner’s Manual Other Functions 15 In this chapter ... Setting the P eak Hold M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Setting the Fade In/Out T ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
170 Chapter 15 — Other Functions D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Peak Hold Mode P eak Hold can be set so that the highest lit segment of each meter r emains lit for 800 ms (MOMENT AR Y) or continuously (PERMANENT). See “U sing P eak Hold” on page 41 for information on using the P eak Hold function.
Setting the Display Brightness 171 D24—Owner’s Manual Setting the Display Brightness The brig htness of the display can be adjusted using the VFD ( V acuum Florescent Dis- play) Dimmer function. 1 Press the [SETUP] button. The SETUP indicator lights up.
172 Chapter 15 — Other Functions D24—Owner’s Manual Recovering Disk Space W hen tracks and par ts are erased or deleted, although the y can no longer be ac cessed, the actual sound files remain on disk as unused files, occupying disk space, and reduc- ing the time available for additional r ecor ding.
Physical Formatting for MO Disks 173 D24—Owner’s Manual Physical Formatting for MO Disks The Format function ac cessed via the front panel [FORMA T] button is all that is required t o prepar e new MO disks and MO disks that hav e been used to stor e other kinds of data for use with the D24.
174 Chapter 15 — Other Functions D24—Owner’s Manual Ejecting T roublesome Disks (emergency use) If the D24 is tur ned off inadvertently , or the disk loading mechanism fails, y ou may not be able to eject a disk in the normal way . In this case, the disk can be ejected using the supplied disk eject tool.
Initializing the D24 175 D24—Owner’s Manual Initializing the D24 Y ou can reset the D24 to its initial settings as follows. 1 T urn off the D24. 2 While holding down the [RTN TO ZERO] button, turn on the D24. The D24 is initialized and “INITIALIZED ” appears on the display .
MIDI 177 D24—Owner’s Manual MIDI 16 In this chapter ... MIDI & the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 MIDI P or ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
178 Chapter 16 — MIDI D24—Owner’s Manual MIDI & the D24 The D24 supports the following MIDI messages: • MMC (MIDI Machine C ontrol) for remot e contr ol with, for example, a MIDI sequencer—See “Using MMC (MIDI M achine Contr ol)” on page 178.
Using MMC (MIDI Machine Control) 179 D24—Owner’s Manual Supported MMC Commands The D24 supports the following MMC commands. Setting the MMC Device Number W hen MMC is used with se v eral MIDI dev ic es, each must be assigned an ex clusiv e identity number , so that only the int ended dev ic e responds to the transmitted c om- mands.
180 Chapter 16 — MIDI D24—Owner’s Manual MMC Hookup Examples In the follo wing example, the D24 r eceiv es MMC commands fr om the personal com- puter running MIDI sequencing software.
Digital Audio I/O 181 D24—Owner’s Manual Digital Audio I/O 17 In this chapter ... About mini Y GD AI Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Card Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
182 Chapter 17 — Digital Audio I/O D24—Owner’s Manual About mini YGDAI Cards For analog and digital audio inputs and outputs, the D24 uses optional mini Y GD AI (Y amaha Gener al Digital A udio .
Card Specifications 183 D24—Owner’s Manual Card Speci fi cations The following table lists the specifications of the various mini Y GDAI car ds. Choosing Digital I/O Cards T o connect the D24 t .
184 Chapter 17 — Digital Audio I/O D24—Owner’s Manual Choosing D24 Slots The D24 has four slots for installing mini Y GD AI cards. Slots 1 and 2 are intended for use with analog input cards or digital I/O cards. Since slot 1 or 2 can be selected as the wor dclock source, it’ s best to use these slots when installing digital I/O cards.
Installing Cards 185 D24—Owner’s Manual Installing Cards This section explains how t o install mini Y GDA I cards in the D24. 1 T urn off the D24. 2 Undo the two fi xing screws and remove the slot cover , as shown below . K eep the cove r and fixing screws in a safe place for futur e use.
186 Chapter 17 — Digital Audio I/O D24—Owner’s Manual Using Dual AES/EBU Mode W hen using the higher sampling r at es of 88.2 kHz and 96 kHz, the number of tracks is reduced fr om eight to four and the available tracks are 1, 3, 5, and 7. P roject, tr ack, and part editing functions are not available in this mode.
Using the Coaxial Digital Input & Output 187 D24—Owner’s Manual Using the Coaxial Digital Input & Output The CO AXIAL INPUT and OUTPUT phono jacks offer S/PDIF format, 2-c hannel digital input and output. They can be assigned to individual track pairs, all tracks, or turned off, using the Coaxial I/O function.
188 Chapter 17 — Digital Audio I/O D24—Owner’s Manual Assigning the Coaxial Input & Output The CO AXIAL INPUT and OUTPUT can be assigned to track pairs, all tracks, or turned off, using the Coaxial I/O function. The CO AXIAL INPUT assignment has pr iority over the slot inputs.
Digital I/O & Wordlength 189 D24—Owner’s Manual Digital I/O & W ordlength W hen a high-resolution digital audio sig nal is transferred to a low er -resolution system, care must be tak en to ensure that the digital audio samples are truncated correctly .
190 Chapter 17 — Digital Audio I/O D24—Owner’s Manual Care must be tak en when transferr ing high-resolution digital audio directly fr om the D24’ s CO AXIAL OUTPUT to a low-r esolution dev ic e.
Troubleshooting 191 D24—Owner’s Manual Troubleshooting Symptom Advice Cannot turn on the D24. Make sure that the power cord is connected to a suitable AC wall out- let. See “ Connecting the Power Cord ” on page 24 for more informa- tion. Make sure that the D24 POWER switch is set to the ON position.
192 Troubleshooting D24—Owner’s Manual Processed a part using the Time Compression or Pitch Change function, but cannot play the result. Since the output of the Time Compression and Pitch Change function is recorded to the speci fi ed virtual track, you must assign the virtual track to a main track in order to play the result.
Setting the SCSI ID of the Internal MO Drive 193 D24—Owner’s Manual Appendix Setting the SCSI ID of the Internal MO Drive Setting the SCSI ID of the internal MO disk driv e in volv es removing the D24’ s top co ver and setting the DIP switch located on the MO driv e’ s circuit board.
194 Appendix D24—Owner’s Manual Error Messages If the D24 displays an error message, follow the instructions below . Message Meaning Remedy Sync no comm The slave machine is not con- nected properly . Check the connections to the slave machine. TC not read The timecode source cannot be read properly .
Error Messages 195 D24—Owner’s Manual FS DIFFER Recording is not possible because the sampling rate of the selected project is not the same as the cur- rent D24 setting. Set the sampling rate on the D24 to match that of the project. See “ Selecting a W ordclock Source ” on page 124 for more information.
196 Appendix D24—Owner’s Manual Speci fi cations Recording medium 3.5" MO disk (ISO/ECMA) (Overwrite and normal type) Sound fi le format Y amaha proprietar y format T racks Main tracks 8 Virtual tracks 64 (8 per main track) Simultaneous recording 8 tracks (44.
Specifications 197 D24—Owner’s Manual Analog Output Digital Audio Input Synchronization Parallel unit chase (up to 8 units) Serial unit chase (2 units) External SMPTE/EBU timecode chase (24, 25, 3.
198 Appendix D24—Owner’s Manual Digital Audio Output Control I/O Connection Format W ordlength Level Connector COAXIAL STEREO DIGIT AL OUTPUT IEC-60958 1 Consumer Use 1.
Connector Pin Assignments 199 D24—Owner’s Manual Connector Pin Assignments REMOTE IN/SYNC IN Port SYNC OUT Port SERIAL I/O Port Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 LINK TC 9 LINK FS 2 LINK DT 10 485BUS B 3 CONNECT ASS 11 N.C. 4 485BUS A 12 N.C. 5 N.C. 13 N.C.
200 Appendix D24—Owner’s Manual D24 Dimensions Specifications and external appearance subject t o change without notice. For E uropean M odel Pur chaser/U ser Information specified in EN55103-1 and EN55103-2. Inrush C urrent: 16A Conformed En vironment: E1, E2, E3 and E4 W: 480 Units: mm 12 132 12.
Glossary 201 D24—Owner’s Manual Glossar y A/D converter —An electronic device for con verting signals from analog to digital. Contrast with D/A conv er ter .
202 Glossary D24—Owner’s Manual Initial settings —The settings used when a dev ice is first turned on after lea v ing the factory . Also known as the default, or factory settings. Line-Level Signal —A high-le v el signal in the range from –20 dB to +20 dB.
Glossary 203 D24—Owner’s Manual Physical formatting —Also known as “low-level formatting, ” disk formatting that, in addition to initializing the disk ’ s filing system, divides tracks into sectors. C ontrast w ith logical formatting. REL —An abbreviation for Relativ e.
204 Glossary D24—Owner’s Manual WC —An abbreviation for wordclock. Wordclock —A clock signal used to synchronize the data pr ocessing cir cuits of all devi c es in a digital audio system.
Index 205 D24—Owner’s Manual Index A A & B points buttons 12 indicators 12 locating 61 repeat playback 47 setting 61 A/D converter definition 201 mini YGDAI cards 182 ABS/REL button 16 functio.
206 Index D24—Owner’s Manual D D/A converter definition 201 mini YGDAI cards 182 phones 197 D24 dimensions 200 features 4 front panel 10 initializing 175 MO disks 6 multiple 144 rear panel 20 turn.
Index 207 D24—Owner’s Manual Part Erase 104 Part Insert Copy 108 Part Insert Space 106 Part Move 99 Peak Hold 41 , 170 Physical Format 173 Pitch Change 116 Playback 46 Pre Roll 76 Project Copy 78 .
208 Index D24—Owner’s Manual Mains lead 24 Manual eject hole 13 Manual punch in/out about 68 recording 70 rehearsal 69 Master multiple D24s 144 timecode 135 wordclock 124 MDM, definition 202 Messa.
Index 209 D24—Owner’s Manual search confirmation 58 searching 58 selecting 59 stored settings 30 titling 81 Protecting projects 82 Punch in/out recording about 68 auto 73 fade in/out 68 manual 70 .
210 Index D24—Owner’s Manual control I/O 198 digital audio input 197 digital audio output 198 general 196 mini YGDAI cards 183 Squeezing parts 111 STOP button 14 Storing locate memories 64 Stretch.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il Yamaha D24 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Yamaha D24 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Yamaha D24 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Yamaha D24 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Yamaha D24, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Yamaha D24.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Yamaha D24. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Yamaha D24 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
